Process of transferring decalcomania designs and insignia.



W. T. BLOMBERG.

PROCESS or TRANSFERRING DECALCOMANIA DESIGNS AND INSIGNIA.

APPLICATION HLED OCT-13. 19H.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918 marten s ream OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOIR TO THE PALM BROTHERS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WILLIAM T. BLOIVIBERG,

PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING DECALCOIVIANIA DESIGNS AND INSIGNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent. Paflhqgnfl gfl Felip 12 19313,

Application filed. October 13, 1917. Serial No. 196,455.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM T. Bron- BERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of Transferring Decalcomania Designs and Insignia, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to improve and simplify the process of printing and transferring decalcomania designs and insignia and the like by dividing the latter into sections or parts and then by combining the said sections or parts together in transferring.

Another object resides in providing decalcomania sheets, sections or parts with slightly extended margins, so that the edges of each section will overlap during the transferring process, to thereby eliminate any open spaces between the difierent sections when they are joined together.

A. further object resides in the process of printing decalcomania insignia by having the insignia to be transferred formed in segments or parts, in which certain of the latter are all of uniform size and shape, so that the similar parts are interchangeable when in transferring or combining them together.

Other objects and advantages accruing from the present invention will be more readily understood by reference to the following description and to the accompanying drawings, 1n which similar characters of reference denote corresponding and like parts, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a design or insignia formed by the decalcomania process embodying the preferred features of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a blank view of the central'decalcomania sheet utilized in forming the design. Fig. 3 is a similar View of one of the sheet segments forming the outer border of the design.

Fig. 4 is a modified manner of forming the outer sheet sections.

In order that the aims and achievements of the invention will be clearly understood, it is thought advisable to state at this juncture that this invention is particularly directed to the process or method of making and transferring large dec'alcomania designs, insignia, signs, characters and the like of substantially five or more feet in diameter which would be too large for printing an transferring by the ordinary decalcomania process. Decalcomania designs larger than three feet in diameter become impracticable, both as to printing and transferring.

Instead of printing,'or trying to print, decalcomania designs or insignia larger than substantially three feet, the present invention contemplates cutting the design into segments, sections or parts, of such sizes as are suitable for printing and transferring, and to print the segments separately and to finally join them together in transferring.

Thus in printing a large star insignia, which design is herein used as it admirably illustrates the principles of the invention, of substantially five or more feet in diameter, the invention contemplates dividing or separating the design 1 into a plurality of parts or segments 2, the parts or segments being of course decalccmania sheets and in this instance are six or more. The part 2 shown in Fig. 2, is utilized as a center piece and the surrounding segments 2 constituting the outer part of the design, are equally divided into five segments of identical formation. Thus where the. several parts of the design are combined or joined together, the same will form the complete star embodying insignia, as shown in Fig. 1.

By this -means the sheet segments 2 are composed of such sizes as are convenient and suitable for printing and transferring in deealcomania. Moreover, the outer segments 2 are all made of uniform size and shape so as to be interchangeable.

In printing and transferring these sheet segments to form the perfect and complete insignia, they would be substantially impracticable for working if these different segments were made of the exact size to form the complete insignia. That is, the meeting margins of the sheets could not be so related as to avoid leaving open spaces therebetween. Therefore, to overcome this difiiculty, I add in printing a narrow edge 3 to the different parts 2 of the insignia, so that these edges will overlap each other in transferring them; it will thus eliminate any open spaces between the dilferent segments where they are joined together.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there is provided a process whereby the objects ofythe invention have been achieved and in one wherein decalcomani-a designs of large proportions may be readily and efficiently transferred. It will, of course, be understood that the design shown is merely used for purposes of illustration and to facilitate a clear understanding of, the intention as it is obvious that the principles embodied in the invention may be equally as well adapted to other designs of difierent formation. Also, if desired, the outer sheet segments 2 may be out into the form shown in Fig. 4, wherein each sheet will receive one point of the star design instead of receiving the adjoining halves of two points. 7

Having described the invention, What is claimed as new and patentable is:

1. Process of printing and transferring large decalcomania insignia, consisting in dividing and printing'an insignia in a pluiality of interfitting sections, by forming the latter to provide a center section and a plurality of interchangeable outer sections, and in combining said sections into interrelated positions when printing to produce the composite insignia.

2. The process of printing and transferring large decalcomania insignia, consisting in dividing and printing the insignia in a plurality of interfitting sections, by forming the latter to provide a central section and a plurality of interchangeable outer sections, by providing the meeting edges of said sections With overlapping matching margins, and in combining said sections to produce the composite insignia.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

IVILLIAM 'I. BLOMBERG.

Witnesses H. STRICKLER, M. STEINER. 

